Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Tucson Race Riot (1967)
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Harvey Bernard Gantt (1943- )
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The United States Colored Troops (1863-1865)
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Ada M. Fisher (1947- )

Explore Global African History

William Johnson and Abraham Mensah at the Microphone, 1965, Accra, Ghana, ca. 1965
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Raphael Abraham Frank Mensah (1924-1990s)
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August A. Sabac el Cher (1836?–1885)
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Adolf Badin (1747-1822)
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Chica da Silva (1731/5-1796)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Battle of Adwa (Adowa), 1896
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Cowboys of Color in South America
U.S. Embassy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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America’s Black Ambassadors: A Historical Snapshot
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Working the Quincy Mill: African American Lumber Mill Workers in Northern California, 1926-1955

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators